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Show The Pontiff's Love of 'Music. Pius X. says the Pall Mall Gazette, is an intense in-tense lover of music, and, as he really understands it. is contented with nothing but the best. When Patriarch of Venice he had Abbe Perosi always at his elbow, becoming as fond as a falher of him. When Perosi was made director of the Sistine choir the Patriarch was half pleased, because it was an j honor for his favorite, and half sorry, as it took ! the young musician-priest away from his side. A I few days after his election he was heard to say: j "Now how I shall revel in Lorenzo's music!" To i this end the Pontiff has ordered two magnificent j pianos and an organ, which stand in his private i apartments, for the express purpose that those of the Sacred college who t;really understand music," and those especially invited, may come together and enjoy an hour now and then of "comforting aiid elevating music." Not only the motive, but the species spe-cies of reception which all this implies, is an altogether alto-gether new departure in Vatican customs. Pius X loves his fellow-man. loves .cheerful conversation, conversa-tion, and loves to have people about him, and when he can combine this with music he is indeed happy. He will, however, have some trouble in. keeping his reunions small, as who will not struggle for an invitation to a Papal reception. |